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Former BlackRock Executive Mark Brady joined FinFabrik
FinFabrik, a provider of specialised software-as-a-service for financial institutions, announced today that Mark Brady joined the company as its Chief Investment Officer to support the strong growth trajectory across the region, particularly with the asset management client segment. Mr. Brady
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China’s Tech Innovation Catches up to the US
KPMG’s 2017 study on global technology innovation hubs found that China is quickly catching up to the US in terms of its potential for disruptive breakthroughs. In a survey conducted by KPMG among global tech innovation leaders, 23 percent of
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China’s Tencent is the Most Active Corporate Investor in Asia’s Tech Startups
Tencent, a leading Internet company in China best known for its popular platforms QQ and Weixin/WeChat, is the most active corporate investor in Asia’s burgeoning tech scene, having made over 30 investments to VC-backed tech companies in Asia since Q1’16.
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Top 8 Asia Internet of Things News of The Week
There are some big news from Asia IoT scene last week, such as Cybersecurity Rules Proposed for Hong Kong Securities Industry, Introducing robots in hotels in Singapore as well as Sharp commits $1b to SoftBank’s $90b-plus fund in IoT push.
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Top 8 Hong Kong & China Fintech News For This Week
Hong Kong and China Fintech scenes have been booming latterly. There are some big news from these two fintech communities this week, such as China Central Bank sets up fintech committee, Alibaba invests in its first fintech company in Hong
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12 Upcoming Fintech Events in Hong Kong and China
Tired of crawling the Internet to find the hottest fintech events in your region? Need not worry. Today we’ve compiled a list of the 12 most important upcoming fintech events and conferences in Hong Kong and China, so you don’t need to
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New Report Addresses The Challenges And Opportunities In Taiwan’s Fintech Industry
Although the fintech market in Taiwan is relatively small and still at a very early stage of development, there is huge potential for growth considering Taiwan’s large pool of highly educated and tech-orientated workforce, vigorous entrepreneurship spirit and sophisticated ICT
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Hong Kong’s Role in Distributed Ledger Technology
A white paper by the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (HKFSDC) is examining how Hong Kong can develop its blockchain capabilities to serve the region. According to the paper, Hong Kong, with its large financial sector and its strategic
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Data Science Key to Unlocking New Mobile Strategies
The telecoms industry is not immune to disruption, according to a new report by Juvo. As Over-The-Top (OTT) service providers profit from revenue streams, mobile operators are forced to move away from commoditised services like network reach and quality and
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Fintech: New Report Urges Hong Kong To Take Proactive Steps
Fintech is set to transform the financial services landscape and presents both opportunities and challenges. But for Hong Kong to capitalize on the trend and become a leading fintech center within the region and one of the leading centers in
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